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The new leader of the US Federal Trade Commission is opening an inquiry into whether a wide range of online services from social media giants such as Meta Platforms Inc. to ride-sharing companies such as Uber Technologies Inc. “censor” users.

The social media giant says the multibillion-dollar project will connect the United States, India, Brazil, South Africa and other regions.

It's the second tech company to agree to a payout after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol prompted Trump to be kicked off numerous social media platforms.

In a new paper, digital activist Audrey Tang and others emphasize the need for context and community over clicks.

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Meta Platforms Inc.’s global policy director said the technology giant “won’t shy away” from taking up its case with President Donald Trump if the European Union uses its digital rules to target Meta’s products.

The digital advertising market is doing so well that even Reddit is getting a cut of the spoils.

The app is available again for download from Apple’s and Google’s app stores after it was removed following a U.S. ban on Jan. 18.

TikTok is back on Apple and Google app stores in the US, as reported by Reuters. The popular short-video app, used by 170 million American users, had been removed for several weeks following President Trump's initial ban. However, Trump's executive order last month delayed the ban

TikTok has returned to the Apple and Google app stores.

Apple and Google removed the app after the Supreme Court upheld a law prohibiting firms from doing business with TikTok as long as it is controlled by China-based ByteDance.

BuzzFeed is cutting about 5% of its workforce as part of a restructuring effort to streamline its HuffPost news operations, the company announced on Wednesday.The company said the move will result in pretax savings of approximately $4 million annually. The restructuring is expected to incur charges of between $1.

Musk and other Silicon Valley executives have long railed against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for its work overseeing the tech industry. Now, Musk hopes to eliminate the agency.

Meta’s 16-Day Winning Streak Is Victory for Zuckerberg’s AI Vision  Bloomberg

Even in a market where AI winners are richly rewarded, Meta Platforms stands out.The shares are coming off a rally of 16 straight sessions, the longest streak of any current Nasdaq 100 Index company ...

Even in a market where artificial intelligence winners are rewarded, Meta Platforms Inc. shares stand out. The Facebook parent’s record 16-day rally has been driven by all manner of news — even the ...

Google Calendar has removed reference to observances such as the beginning of Black history Month on Feb. 1, and Women's History Month on March 1.

‘I usually build companies from scratch,’, said the tech billionaire, who bought Twitter and renamed it X.

The Chinese AI start-up has urged the public to be vigilant of accounts posing as its founder or selling cryptocurrencies in its name.

Tinder will try AI-powered matching as the dating app continues to lose users  TechCrunch

A record $1.8 trillion market capitalization shows shareholders are buying the CEO’s optimism, but there are reasons to question it.

A group of Morgan Stanley-led banks is set to substantially increase a sale of loans tied to Elon Musk’s social-media platform X after receiving stronger-than-expected demand from investors, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Kakao Corp. and OpenAI have agreed to integrate ChatGPT and other AI services more deeply into Korea’s largest social media platform, another significant customer win for Sam Altman’s startup.

President Trump and Mark Zuckerberg, the leader of the world's largest social network, have butted heads in the past. Now Zuckerberg is reshaping Meta for the Trump era.

Trump’s new-found love for TikTok, born out of his popularity on the Chinese app, has opened a path for a new deal with ByteDance despite legal hurdles.

Microsoft shares fell in Europe on Thursday after it issued a downbeat forecast for its cloud business, while Facebook parent Meta shares rose after beating expectations, as investors scrutinised the ...

Meta agreed to pay President Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 federal lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations after his suspension from Facebook and Instagram in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack.

DeepSeek poses the same national security concerns that Congress has about TikTok

US President Donald Trump has said that Microsoft is in discussions to acquire TikTok and that he would like to see a "bidding war" over the sale of the social media app.

A proposal document viewed by CNBC, which was shared with ByteDance and prospective new investors, detailed the creation of a new U.S. holding company, "NewCo."